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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

January 01, 1970

The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between a group runner-up of the European qualifying tournament, the Republic of Ireland, and the winners of the AFC play-off, Iran. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran, respectively.[1]

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFA–AFC play-off)
Event2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(on aggregate)
First leg
Date10 November 2001
VenueLansdowne Road, Dublin
RefereeAntonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Attendance36,538
Second leg
Date15 November 2001
VenueAzadi Stadium, Tehran
RefereeWilliam Mattus Vega (Costa Rica)
Attendance100,000

Ireland beat Iran 2–0 in the first leg held in Dublin, while in the second leg, Iran defeated Ireland 1–0 in Tehran. The Irish side won the series 2–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying to the World Cup.

Venues edit

 
 
Lansdowne Road in Dublin (left) and Azadi Stadium in Tehran, venues for the series

Background edit

Republic of Ireland Round Iran
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Portugal 10 7 3 0 33 7 26 24
  Republic of Ireland 10 7 3 0 23 5 18 24
  Netherlands 10 6 2 2 30 9 21 20
  Estonia 10 2 2 6 10 26 -16 8
  Cyprus 10 2 2 6 13 31 -18 8
  Andorra 10 0 0 10 5 36 -31 0
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 8 5 2 1 17 8 9 17
  Iran 8 4 3 1 10 7 3 15
  Bahrain 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 10
  Iraq 8 2 1 5 9 10 −1 7
  Thailand 8 0 4 4 5 15 −10 4
AFC play-off Opponent Result
1st leg   United Arab Emirates (H) 1–0
2nd leg   United Arab Emirates (A) 3–0

Match details edit

First leg edit

First leg
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Iran
Harte   44' (pen.)
Keane   50'
Attendance: 36,538

Assistant referees:
Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)

Match rules

Second leg edit

Second leg
Attendance: 100,000

Assistant referees:
Erick Mora (Costa Rica)
Efraín Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Olger Mejías Ovares (Costa Rica)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level:
  • 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

Aftermath edit

The elimination saw Iran manager Miroslav Blažević step down to be replaced by his assistant, Branko Ivanković.

The Republic of Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. They drew with Cameroon and Germany with a score of 1–1 and in the final match, they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia. This qualified them to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2–3) after the match ended in a 1–1 draw.

References edit

  1. ^ . FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

January 01, 1970
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA AFC qualification play off was a two legged home and away tie between a group runner up of the European qualifying tournament the Republic of Ireland and the winners of the AFC play off Iran The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran respectively 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA AFC play off Event2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationRepublic of Ireland Iran2 1 on aggregate First legRepublic of Ireland Iran2 0Date10 November 2001VenueLansdowne Road DublinRefereeAntonio Pereira da Silva Brazil Attendance36 538Second legIran Republic of Ireland1 0Date15 November 2001VenueAzadi Stadium TehranRefereeWilliam Mattus Vega Costa Rica Attendance100 000 Ireland beat Iran 2 0 in the first leg held in Dublin while in the second leg Iran defeated Ireland 1 0 in Tehran The Irish side won the series 2 1 on aggregate therefore qualifying to the World Cup Contents 1 Venues 2 Background 3 Match details 3 1 First leg 3 2 Second leg 4 Aftermath 5 ReferencesVenues edit nbsp nbsp Lansdowne Road in Dublin left and Azadi Stadium in Tehran venues for the seriesBackground editRepublic of Ireland Round Iran Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Portugal 10 7 3 0 33 7 26 24 nbsp Republic of Ireland 10 7 3 0 23 5 18 24 nbsp Netherlands 10 6 2 2 30 9 21 20 nbsp Estonia 10 2 2 6 10 26 16 8 nbsp Cyprus 10 2 2 6 13 31 18 8 nbsp Andorra 10 0 0 10 5 36 31 0 Final standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Saudi Arabia 8 5 2 1 17 8 9 17 nbsp Iran 8 4 3 1 10 7 3 15 nbsp Bahrain 8 2 4 2 8 9 1 10 nbsp Iraq 8 2 1 5 9 10 1 7 nbsp Thailand 8 0 4 4 5 15 10 4 AFC play off Opponent Result 1st leg nbsp United Arab Emirates H 1 0 2nd leg nbsp United Arab Emirates A 3 0Match details editFirst leg edit 10 November 200120 10 UTC 0First legRepublic of Ireland nbsp 2 0 nbsp IranHarte nbsp 44 pen Keane nbsp 50 Report Lansdowne Road DublinAttendance 36 538Referee Antonio Pereira da Silva Brazil nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Republic of Ireland nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Iran GK 1 Shay Given CB 6 Roy Keane c CB 4 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton nbsp 75 RWB 2 Steve Finnan nbsp 85 LWB 3 Ian Harte CM 7 Jason McAteer nbsp 83 CM 8 Matt Holland CM 11 Kevin Kilbane CF 9 Niall Quinn CF 10 Robbie Keane Substitutions GK 16 Dean Kiely DF 12 Gary Kelly nbsp 83 DF 13 Kenny Cunningham nbsp 75 MF 15 Mark Kinsella MF 17 Lee Carsley FW 18 Clinton Morrison FW 14 David Connolly Manager Mick McCarthy GK 12 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 5 Afshin Peyrovani nbsp 19 CB 15 Yahya Golmohammadi nbsp 86 CB 24 Rahman Rezaei LB 3 Mehrdad Minavand CM 6 Karim Bagheri CM 7 Hamed Kavianpour RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia AM 8 Ali Karimi LW 11 Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht nbsp 46 CF 10 Ali Daei c Substitutions MF 9 Sirous Dinmohammadi MF 13 Javad Nekounam FW 14 Mojahed Khaziravi nbsp 46 FW 18 Ali Samereh DF 20 Behrouz Rahbarifar FW 21 Faraz Fatemi GK 22 Davoud Fanaei Manager nbsp Miroslav Blazevic Assistant referees Jorge Oliveira Brazil Aristeu Tavares Brazil Fourth official Paulo Cesar de Oliveira Brazil Match rules 90 minutes 3 of 7 substitutions permitted Second leg edit 15 November 200121 10 UTC 3 30Second legIran nbsp 1 0 nbsp Republic of IrelandGolmohammadi nbsp 90 Report Azadi Stadium TehranAttendance 100 000Referee William Mattus Vega Costa Rica nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Iran nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Republic of Ireland GK 12 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 5 Afshin Peyrovani CB 15 Yahya Golmohammadi CB 24 Rahman Rezaei LB 3 Mehrdad Minavand CM 6 Karim Bagheri nbsp 85 CM 7 Hamed Kavianpour RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia nbsp 47 AM 8 Ali Karimi LW 11 Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht CF 10 Ali Daei c Substitutions MF 9 Sirous Dinmohammadi DF 13 Javad Nekounam MF 14 Mojahed Khaziravi MF 17 Pejman Jamshidi MF 18 Ali Samereh FW 20 Behrouz Rahbarifar GK 22 Davoud Fanaei Manager nbsp Miroslav Blazevic GK 1 Shay Given CB 6 Mark Kinsella CB 4 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton c RWB 2 Steve Finnan LWB 3 Ian Harte CM 7 Jason McAteer nbsp 84 CM 8 Matt Holland CM 11 Kevin Kilbane nbsp 85 CF 9 David Connolly CF 10 Robbie Keane nbsp 49 nbsp 75 Substitutions GK 16 Alan Kelly Jr DF 12 Gary Kelly nbsp 85 DF 13 Kenny Cunningham FW 17 Niall Quinn MF 14 Lee Carsley FW 18 Clinton Morrison nbsp 75 DF 15 Andy O Brien Manager Mick McCarthy Assistant referees Erick Mora Costa Rica Efrain Rodriguez Costa Rica Fourth official Olger Mejias Ovares Costa Rica Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level 3 of 7 substitutions permittedAftermath editThe elimination saw Iran manager Miroslav Blazevic step down to be replaced by his assistant Branko Ivankovic The Republic of Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany Cameroon and Saudi Arabia They drew with Cameroon and Germany with a score of 1 1 and in the final match they won 3 0 against Saudi Arabia This qualified them to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties 2 3 after the match ended in a 1 1 draw 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